Can Supplemental Leucine Offset Disuse-induced Muscle Atrophy?

Participants will ingest 15g of leucine supplementation/day during the immobilisation period. Leucine supplementation will be administered in powdered form (Infinit Nutrition, Canada) and participants will be required to consume 5g of leucine mixed with 250-300 ml of water during each meal. Leucine is a dietary supplement according to the US FDA. This supplementation protocol has been demonstrated in humans (Murphy et al., 2016, AJCN) with no reported side effects. The quantity of leucine supplementation falls well within the safe limits outlined by Rasmussen et al. (2016). Infinit Nutrition Leucine is in compliance with banned substances requirements as espoused by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Infinit Nutrition Leucine is not a medicinal product.

"Participants will ingest 15g of placebo supplementation/day during the immobilisation period. Placebo supplementation will be administered in powdered form and participants will be required to consume 5g of placebo supplementation mixed with 250-300 ml of water during each meal (3x/day).~Placebo supplementation will contain 5g of non-essential amino acids (Infinit Nutrition, Canada) and will be calorically matched to the leucine supplementation.This supplementation protocol has been demonstrated previously in humans, with no reported side effects (Murphy et al., 2016, AJCN)."